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SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE — Village Police responded to a report of a fight at Southampton Publick House on Jobs Lane on June 2 at 1:41 a.m. According to police, an officer identified himself as a police officer and his badge was visible, at which time a man came directly toward the officer, said “I don’t give a f--- that you’re the police,” and aggressively lunged at him and pushed a detective away from him. Police said that as they attempted to arrest the man, he struck the detective in the head with a closed fist, and an officer deployed a Taser, eventually subduing him. He was arrested and assessed by EMS for Taser dart penetration and an injury to the mouth. Police said he appeared highly intoxicated and was agitated and uncooperative, and he was taken by ambulance to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. An officer was also taken to the hospital for a head and hand injury.
SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE — Village Police responded to a motor vehicle accident on Nugent Street on May 24 at 7:46 p.m. Police said that a vehicle was in the bioswale with front end damage and sitting on its frame. Shoreline towing removed the vehicle from the bioswale’s ditch. No injuries were reported.
SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE — Village Police responded to a hit-and-run accident at Pelham Street and Prospect Street on May 27 at 9:08 a.m. Police said that an unknown motorist driving what was described as a blue Honda Civic lost control of the vehicle and hit a guardrail, damaging it. Pieces of the vehicle’s bumper remained at the scene. According to police, they canvassed the area but found nothing. Upon further investigation, a license plate recognition camera was found to have captured the license plate of the vehicle, and police said they were attempting to contact the vehicle’s operator.
SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE — Village Police responded to a report of an injured bird in Agawam Park on May 27 at 12:39 p.m. According to police, it was a dead goose, which was removed by the Highway Department.
SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE — Village Police responded to a motor vehicle accident on May 27 at 4:02 p.m. on Hampton Road at Little Plains Road. According to police, a man told them that while he was stopped at a traffic light on Hampton Road his vehicle was struck from behind, damaging the left rear bumper. Police said he and the other motorist pulled to the side of the road and exchanged information, but the other motorist left in a hurry because he needed to get back to New York City.
SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE — Village Police responded to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital on May 28 at 1:35 a.m. after text messages were sent to 911 in reference to possible swatting. According to police, hospital staff said that a patient has been in withdrawal for several days and has been suffering from hallucinations during this time. Both hospital staff and security said that all was in order.
SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE — A man came to police headquarters on May 28 at 10:54 a.m. and said that he had received multiple calls from toll-free numbers during which he was told that he owes money for unpaid bills. Police said that he had been given a website, MidlandCredit.com, to check and confirm bills, and that he did locate items with his name on them but not a correct address or other information. The man told police that he had not opened any of the accounts and does not know who did, but he had paid no money and nothing was missing from his bank account. He asked that the incident be documented.
SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE — A barber at Hamptons Barber Lounge told Village Police on May 28 at 3:39 p.m. that sometime between May 26 at 8 p.m. and May 28 at 7:30 a.m. he lost his Hattori Hanzo shears, valued at $1,300. According to police, the barber spoke with the assistants of his private clients, all of whom said that he did not leave his shears at their residences, and he could not locate them at Hamptons Barber Lounge. Police said that the barber told them the shears are insured and that his insurance company had advised him to file a police report.
SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE — Village Police responded to Halsey Neck Beach on May 29 at 7:15 a.m., where Highway Department staff told them that they had found a Jet Ski that had washed up on the beach. Police said the Jet Ski had been stripped of its engine and all mechanical parts, VIN number, registrations and serial numbers had also been removed. It was severely damaged and appeared to have been in the water for some time as it was filled with sand and seaweed. The Jet Ski was impounded.
SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE — Village Police responded to a motor vehicle accident on North Sea Road at Aldrich Lane on May 29 at 2:59 p.m. A man told police that while he was in traffic in the northbound lane he accidentally hit the rear of another vehicle. The damages appeared to be more than $1,000. He was issued a summons for a violation.
SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE — Village Police responded to a motor vehicle accident on County Road 39A at North Main Street on May 29 at 3:34 p.m. in which a UPS truck and a bicyclist collided. Police said that the bicyclist told them that the accident was her fault. She was taken to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital via ambulance for an injury to her right foot, and her bicycle was returned to her residence.
SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE — Village Police responded to a report of a downed tree at Coopers Neck Lane and Great Plains Road on May 29 at 7:04 p.m. According to police, a large portion of a tree had broken off and fallen, blocking Coopers Neck Lane. Police taped and coned off the area until the Highway Department arrived to remove the tree.
SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE — A man told Village Police on May 30 at 10:03 a.m. that while he was using his computer the previous evening it had spontaneously shut down and notified him that he was being hacked. According to police, the man said that information including his Social Security number and banking information had been stolen, that an unauthorized transaction of $3,500 had occurred, and that he had begun the process for identity fraud with Chase Bank. He requested documentation.
SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE — Village Police responded to a motor vehicle accident on Little Plains Road on May 30 at 12:05 p.m. The driver of both vehicles involved complained of pain. One was taken to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital by ambulance and the other self-transported to the hospital. The vehicles were towed from the scene.
SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE — Village Police responded to 179 Elm Street on May 31 at 8:44 a.m. in reference to a neighbor dispute. A woman told police that workers at a neighboring residence have been parking in front of her driveway, playing loud music and sounding their horns. According to police, they advised the workers of the woman’s concerns and advised both parties to respect each other’s boundaries.
SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE — Village Police responded to a motor vehicle accident at North Main Street and County Road 39A on June 1 at 8:17 a.m., where the passenger of one vehicle was taken by ambulance to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital with chest pain. Both vehicles involved were towed from the scene.
SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE — Village Police responded to a North Main Street address on June 1 at 10:14 p.m. for possible harassment. According to police, a man told them that a woman had been calling, texting and emailing him for the past few days and that he had signed a trespass affidavit against her on May 25 for coming to his residence and banging on his door. Police said that the man told them he also had an order of protection against the woman but that it was recently dropped. The man requested documentation of the incident as both parties have a history that goes back several years.
WESTHAMPTON BEACH — A 48-year-old Westhampton Beach woman was charged with second-degree harassment, a violation, on June 1 at 9 p.m. in Westhampton Beach. Westhampton Beach Police responded to the Baymoor Club condominiums after receiving a call from a man that the woman had arrived at the condos intoxicated, was asked by him to leave, and when she did not, began following him back to the condo unit, pushing him in the back and then again in the chest.
HAMPTON BAYS — A 48-year-old Hampton Bays man was cited by Southampton Town Police on May 27 at 2:18 p.m. after an officer saw him drinking from a can of beer outside the Rite Aid on East Montauk Highway. He was given a field appearance ticket.
HAMPTON BAYS — David Elmer Griffin, 81, of Hampton Bays was arrested by Southampton Town Police on May 27 at 3:29 p.m. on Squiretown Road and charged with public lewdness, a misdemeanor. According to police, Griffin was committing a lewd act while sitting on a bench in public view. He was taken to headquarters for processing.
SOUTHAMPTON — An Atterbury Road man told Southampton Town Police that on May 22 at 6:49 a.m. he received a call from a private number and on answering a male voice said “I know you were with her at the party. I’m going to bash you up,” causing him to fear for his safety. Police are investigating.
SOUTHAMPTON — A woman told Southampton Town Police that she left two rings valued at $50,000 and $30,000 in a bag on the front seat of her vehicle when she arrived at a party at a Jule Pond Drive residence on May 24 at 9 p.m., where a hired valet company was parking vehicles, and that when she returned to the vehicle at approximately 11 p.m. the bag was on the floor and the rings were missing. Police said that the woman left the location and returned approximately an hour later, at which time she called the police.
SOUTHAMPTON — Southampton Town Police responded to a report of a victim of violence on May 26 at 1:34 a.m. on Tuckahoe Lane. According to police, the victim was found on the side of the road with multiple injuries, and that others involved in the incident appeared to have left the scene prior to their arrival. Southampton Volunteer Ambulance responded and treated the victim before taking him to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital for further treatment. An investigation is ongoing.
BRIDGEHAMPTON — Southampton Town Police responded to a report of a physical altercation at the Bridgehampton Tennis & Surf Club on Midocean Road on May 26 at 10:34 a.m. According to police, a man engaged in a verbal dispute with an employee after he was late to work for a second consecutive day and said that the dispute escalated to a physical altercation in which the employee pushed him into a wall causing him to hit his head. Police said that the employee, Julian Pressley, 30, of Hampton Bays was charged with third-degree menacing and two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, all misdemeanors, as well as second-degree harassment, a violation, and was taken to police headquarters for processing. Police said when Pressley was searched during arrest processing, they uncovered small quantities of meth and cocaine.
